Mike Perry (DJ)
Swedish DJ and music producer
Mikael Mats Robert Persson (born 24 June 1983), better known by his stage name Mike Perry, is a Swedish DJ and music producer from Skövde. He is best known for his 2016 single "The Ocean" featuring vocals from Shy Martin, which peaked at number 1 on the Swedish Singles Chart. Other popular songs by Perry include "Inside the Lines", "Stay Young" and "Don't Hide".
Career
2012–2015: Beginnings
In 2007, Perry released "Psycadelic" with Stephan M. In 2012, Perry released "Put Me Up", an electronic dance music production on the Mark Brown label, and released on CR2 Records. This was followed by a collaboration with Cecilia Axeland called "We Don't Sleep in the Night" as well as "Whompin" with Filip Jenven. In 2013, Perry began releasing music in a "big room" style. Also in 2013, Miriam Bryant's "Push & Play" was remixed by Filip Jenven and Mike Perry. Perry released several pieces of music from 2013 to 2016.
2016: Breakthrough with "The Ocean"
After playing a track called "The Ocean", Sony Music Entertainment signed him up to their label. On 15 April 2016 the track was released, featuring vocals from Shy Martin.
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